PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Private Equity & Venture Capital Conference, a student-organized event at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, will hold its 25th annual Wharton Private Equity and Venture Capital Conference on Thursday, April 8 and Friday, April 9.
The two-day conference, which will be conducted virtually for the first time, will focus on the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the private equity industry. Prominent GPs, LPs, and other venture capital and private equity professionals and faculty, will examine shifts caused by COVID-19, including the creation and acceleration of trends and whether these changes will endure once the pandemic is over.
Keynote speakers for the event are Seema Hingorani, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley, and Mike Milken, Chairman, The Milken Institute. Other speakers include: Raj Makam, Managing Director and Co-Portfolio Manager, Oaktree; Meenla Mehta, Managing Director, Antares; Jason Scheir, Managing Director, Apollo; Robert “Tre” Sayle, Partner, Thoma Bravo; and Melissa Francis, Managing Director, Altamont Capital Partners.
“We are very pleased to host the conference again this year and look forward to the opportunity to learn from some of the leaders in private equity and venture capital,” said Caitlin Lohrenz, Co-Chair of Wharton Private Equity and Venture Capital Club. “We are thrilled to have such a strong group of speakers at what is one of the most prominent events for the Wharton School, and we thank them all for participating.”
Panel discussion topics include healthcare, consumer, mature tech, special situations and distressed investing, fundraising and private credit. To view the full schedule of events and to register to attend, please visit: https://www.whartonpevcconference.com/.
Prominent members of the financial community sponsoring the conference include Kirkland & Ellis, Thoma Bravo, Preqin, BackBay Communications, First Republic and Golub Capital.
The Private Equity & Venture Capital Conference will be closed to the media.
About the Wharton Private Equity & Venture Capital Conference Team
The Wharton Private Equity & Venture Capital Conference Team gathers 35 MBA students with varied backgrounds and diverse work experiences. They are committed to organizing the conference, providing a platform for students with interest in private equity and venture capital to meet and network amongst each other as well as leading industry professionals.
